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Summer saw no time for rest at the Ä¢¹½´«Ã½<\/a>\u2014and we quite like it that way. Take a look at how we spent July and August. <\/span>Photos by J. Adam Fenster unless otherwise noted.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\"2024<\/p>\n

LASER FOCUS<\/strong>: What did you do on your summer vacation? For 17 Rochester-area high school students, summer was spent conducting hands-on research at the University\u2019s Laboratory for Laser Energetics<\/a>, home to the largest laser in the world at an academic institution. The eight-week program, which started in 1989, culminated in the students presenting their research findings to an audience of parents, teachers, and LLE employees. (Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ Laboratory for Laser Energetics photo \/ Jake Deats)<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Kodak<\/p>\n

WON\u2019T LOOK DOWN, WON\u2019T OPEN MY EYES: Measuring 14 feet in diameter and 35 feet in depth and coming in at 2.5 tons, the crystal chandelier in Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre contains 750 bulbs and 20,000 individual pieces of crystal from Italy and Czechoslovakia. Earlier this summer, the fixture was lowered and cleaned\u2014a full-day process. (Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ photo \/ Lauren Sageer)<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

\"Benjamin<\/a><\/p>\n

WE HAVE A CONNECTION: Using a wire bonder, <\/span>materials science PhD student <\/span>Benjamin Harrington adds electrical connections to special electrical heater structures designed to produce sharp temperature gradients <\/span><\/b>that can be detected with new optical super-resolution nanothermometry techniques<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"<\/a><\/p>\n

WASTE NOT: Mechanical engineering professor Douglas Kelley (left) and assistant professor Ting Du from the Department of Neurology examine how cervical lymphatic vessels drain cerebrospinal fluid from the brain. <\/span><\/b>Changes to that flow as we age increase the risk of Alzheimer\u2019s, Parkinson\u2019s, and other neurological disorders<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Two<\/p>\n

TAKING IT ALL IN: David Linehan, CEO of the Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ Medical Center (left), \u00a0and David Lambert, senior associate dean of medical student education, watch as students assemble for a class photo after the annual Robert L. & Lillian H. Brent White Coat Ceremony.<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

\"Austin<\/p>\n

LOVE AND PRIDE: Austin Hansen gets a kiss from his wife, Eliza, as he holds their daughter, Maggie, after the White Coat Ceremony.<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

\"Rochester<\/p>\n

WELCOME CREW: The rain couldn\u2019t deter student volunteers from cheering as new students moved into Gilbert and Hoeing Halls on Rochester\u2019s River Campus. <\/span><\/b>University campuses saw renewed activity as students moved in, got oriented, and experienced several Rochester traditions in the week leading up to the first day of classes<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Students<\/p>\n

BRIGHT SPOTS:<\/strong> Students from the Class of 2028 attend the Candlelight Ceremony on the University\u2019s Eastman Quad.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Drone<\/p>\n

ANOTHER PERSPECTIVE: The Candlelight Ceremony as seen from above the Eastman Quadrangle via drone. (Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ photo \/ AJ Pow)<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

\"Students<\/p>\n

THEY SEE US ROLLIN\u2019: Students sign the class roll after the convocation ceremony for Rochester\u2019s Class of 2028.<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

\"Class<\/p>\n

GIVE US AN . . . : Students in the Class of 2028 pose for the traditional Rochester \u201cR\u201d photo on Wilson Quad on the University\u2019s River Campus.<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

\"Rochester<\/p>\n

AND . . . ENGAGE: During this year\u2019s Wilson Day of Engagement\u2014which <\/span>provides the University\u2019s newest students with the chance to get to know the Rochester community through service\u2014<\/span>Class of 2028 students work with Shawn Dunwoody (right) of Hinge Neighbors to prepare sites along Bohrer Alley for artists in Rochester\u2019s South Marketview Heights neighborhood.<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

\"Four<\/p>\n

TAKE CENTER STAGE: <\/b>The student group Indulgence performs for new undergraduates from the River Campus and the Eastman School of Music during Celebrate Diversity, an <\/span>evening of music, dance, and poetry. (Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ photo \/ <\/span>Matt Wittmeyer)<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

\"Four<\/p>\n

A TOUCH OF CLASS: Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ students are seen on the River Campus on the first day of fall semester classes. <\/span>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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